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Indian Classical - Raga Brindavani Sarang

by S Balachander

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Raga Alapana in Raga Brindavani Sarang 55:35
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Pallavi in Chautala in Raga Brindavani Sarang 28:56
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Raga Brindavani Sarang on Chandraveena by S Balachander

A video recording of Raga Alapana is available on YouTube at youtu.be/z9OsBrR8NHw

A video recording of Pallavi is available on YouTube at youtu.be/XR3x9PEAXOU

Snippets from this performance are available on YouTube at youtu.be/Y5N0BoWIWfM

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Program Notes:

Raga Alapana in Brindavani Sarang
Raga Alapana is an improvisation and a systematic presentation of a Raga. This part has no rhythmic accompaniment. It has three parts - Alap, Jod and Jhala. This format is also known as Ragam and Tanam.

Pallavi (composition) in Brindavani Sarang set to Chautala
Pallavi is a melodic phrase or lyrics set to a fixed set of beats in a rhythmic cycle. The improvisation here is creating interesting rhythm based melodic patterns while maintaining the framework of the Raga. This part of the performance is accompanied by Pakhawaj.

Here are some notes about the Raga and the Tala.

Raga - Brindavani Sarang
Scale - Sa Re ma Pa ni Ni
Family - Saranga
Melakartha - Brindavani Sarang is a Bhashanga Raga of Kharaharapriya (Sa Re ga ma Pa Dha ni)
Prahar - 2nd and 3rd prahar (equivalent to 9 AM - 3 PM)

Reading the scale: In Indian Classical Music, the seven notes in an octave are called Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni and then Sa comes again. Notes with a capitalised first letter are called Tivra (or sharp) notes. E.g., Re and Ni above. Notes written fully in lower case are called Komal (or flat) notes. E.g., ma and ni above. Sa and Pa are always written with a capitalised first letter.

Bhashanga Raga: A Janya (or derivative) Raga of a Melakartha which uses a note outside of the Melakartha notes. In this raga, Ni is outside of Kharaharapriya (Sa Re ga ma Pa Dha ni).

About the Tala: Chautala has 12 beats split as 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 denoted by solfas or syllables representing various rhythmic patterns. The basic solfas of Chautala are given below.

Tala - Chautala
Beats - 12 (4+4+2+2)
Solfas - Dha Dha Dhin Ta | ThiTa Dha Dhin Ta | ThiTa KatTa | GaDhi GaNa |

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released April 3, 2020

About the artists:
S Balachander is an Indian Classical musician and the inventor and performing artist of Chandraveena. To learn more, visit www.chandraveena.com

Dhaval Mistry is a Pakhawaj player and maker of traditional Indian instruments. He is a student of master pakhawaj player, Shri Manik Munde. To learn more, visit www.instagram.com/dhavalpakhavaj

Credits:
Chandraveena - S Balachander
Pakhawaj - Dhaval Mistry

Production:
Sadharani Music Works - www.sadharani.com

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